Machine Guarding (1910.212) – Failure to guard point of operation and improperly secured guards. Machine Guarding decreased from being the #8 violation in 2017.

Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment, Eye and Face Protection (1926.102) – New addition to the top 10 cited violations, most common among roofing contractors failing to use the proper PPE.

The rankings for OSHA’s Top 10 most cited violations do not vary much from year to year. Electrical – Wiring Methods dropped off the list from the 2017 most cited violations and was replaced by Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment, Eye and Face Protection.